Broom-holder.



No. 861,967. PATENTBD JULY 30, 1907.

E. G. GIBSON.

BROOM HOLDER. APPLIUATION-PILED AUG.9. 1906.

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EDGAR O. GIBSON, OF MARION, INDIANA.

BROOM-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 30, 1907.

Application filed August 9,1906. Serial No. 329,909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR O. GIBSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marion, in the county of Grant and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom-Holders; and I dodeclare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for hanging brooms orthe like upon a wall or other support, and it consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter describedand claimed.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive andefficient device of this character with which a broom handle or the likemay be quickly and easily engaged, and irom which it may be as readilydisengaged.

The above and other objects, which will appear as the nature of myinvention is better understood, are accomplished by means of theconstruction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l is a perspective view of the improved broom holder or hanger;Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; and Fig. 3 is a front elevation.

The improved broom holder or hanger 1 is adapted to be pivotally mountedby means of staples or similar devices 2, upon a wall or other support3. It is formed from a single piece of wire by bending the same atpoints adjacent to its center to form a gripping jaw 4, which is adaptedto engage a notch or recess 5, formed at a suitable point in the handle6 of a broom or other object, which is to be suspended by the device.The broom handle engaging jaw is supported at the proper distance fromthe wall 8 by angular arms 13, which have vertically-extending portions7, adapted to rest normally against the wall 3. At the upper ends of theportions 7 are inwardly-extending pintle portions or members 8, parallelwith the jaw 4 and which pass through the staples or hearing devices 2.The inner ends of the pintle portions are bent to provide right angulararms 9 and have their ends brought together and united, as at 10, so asto form a stop-loop 1]., which is disposed above the loop formed by thejaw 4; and its arms. This stop-loop 11 is provided for the purpose oflimiting the upward swinging movement of the jaw 4, and also forlimiting the upward movement of the broom handle 6 beneath said jaw, aswill be seen upon reference to Fig. 2, in which the dotted lines showthe elevated position of the holder.

It will be observed that when the broom handle is pushed up under thelower loop, the latter willbe elevated, until the portions 12 of thearms 9 of the upper loop engage the wall 3, as shown in dotted lines inFig. 2. When in this position, the upper end of the broom handle engagesthe stop loop 11 and is prevented from passing further through the lowerloop. As the broom handle is lowered from this dotted line position, the

jaw 4 swings downwardly into the notch or recess 5 and holds the broomagainst the wall or other support 3, as seen in full lines in Fig. 2. Inorder to release the broom handle, it is only necessary to give thelatter a slight turn to disengage the notch 5 from the jaw 4, and thenpull said handle from beneath said jaw.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood Without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle, orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention, as defined by theappended claims Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is,

A broom holder made of a single piece of wire and having a straightgripping jaw to engage a notch in a broom handle, angularly bent arms atthe ends of said gripping portion, inwardlyprojecting pintle or pivotmembers, parallel with the gripping jaw and extending from the saidarms, and a stop loop between the pintle or pivot members, extendingtherefrom, and having stop arms at an angle to the first-mentioned arms,and a portion, parallel with the gripping jaw, for engagement by the endof the broom handle.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

EDGAR C. GIBSON.

Witnesses VIVIAN IE. Inrcxn'r'r, HARVEY M. CoNDA.

